SSC CGL 2025 Tier-II · Paper-I, 19 January 2026 · General Awareness · Question 21 of 150

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India hosted the 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. Which of the following correctly states the location, host city name, and timing of this event?

(a)Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from November 15 to November 30, 2025
(b)Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, from December 1 to December 15, 2025
(c)Chennai and Madurai, Tamil Nadu, from November 28 to December 10, 2025
(d)New Delhi, at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, from December 20 to December 31, 2025

Answer

Why

Correct — C. The 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup was played in Chennai and Madurai, Tamil Nadu, from 28 November to 10 December 2025.

The venues were the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai and the Madurai International Hockey Stadium. It was the 14th edition and the first with 24 teams.

Why the others are wrong

(a)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from November 15 to November 30, 2025 — Bhubaneswar hosted the 2021 edition, which Argentina won. The 2025 tournament was held in Tamil Nadu, on different dates.
(b)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, from December 1 to December 15, 2025 — Lucknow hosted the 2016 edition, where India won its second title. It was not a 2025 venue.
(d)
New Delhi, at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, from December 20 to December 31, 2025 — New Delhi hosted the 2013 edition, won by Germany. The 2025 tournament ended on 10 December, not 31 December.

Concept

Hosting questions test three details at once: city, state and dates. Every wrong option here names a city that did host this tournament, just not in 2025: New Delhi in 2013, Lucknow in 2016 and Bhubaneswar in 2021.

The 2025 edition expanded to 24 teams. Germany won it, beating Spain in the final, and India finished third.

Key facts

Venues: Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Chennai, and Madurai International Hockey Stadium, Madurai.
The 2025 tournament was the 14th edition and the first with 24 teams.
Germany won its 8th title, beating Spain in the final, and India took third place.
Oman replaced Pakistan in Pool B after Pakistan withdrew.

Study next

India's Junior World Cup titles: 2001 (Hobart) and 2016 (Lucknow)The 2023 FIH men's Hockey World Cup hosted by India

Common traps

Choosing Bhubaneswar because Odisha has hosted major FIH events, when the 2025 junior event went to Tamil Nadu.
Remembering the state but not the dates, which ran from 28 November to 10 December.

Here the options differ in city, state and dates together, so one wrong detail sinks each. India's hosting of FIH events also appears at 10 Sep 2024, 09:00, GA Q.9, which asks the mascot of the 2023 men's Hockey World Cup.

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